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DOJ to ask SCOTUS to halt Texas abortion law

The Department of Justice is planning to ask the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning abortions after six weeks.

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Breyer is talking with the head of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and taking questions from students on Friday, May 28. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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Breyer on Retirement Calls: That Doesn’t Irk Me

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer recently laughed off Democrats who suggested he should retire. He has continued to brush off these ongoing calls for the the left. During an interview Thursday, the 81-year-old stressed he’s far from bothered by the their push for him to step down.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard shake hands during a conference as part of the High Level Security Dialogue at SRE Building on October 08, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico. Antony Blinken and Marcelo Ebrard also meet to dialogue on the relation between both countries. President of Mexico Lopez Obrador joined Blinken and Ebrard in a private event. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

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U.S. to negotiate new security deal with Mexico

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the Mexican government to discuss the development of a new bilateral security framework for security, public health and safe communities to address multiple issues the previous initiative failed to do.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at a press conference outside his office on Capitol Hill on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Manchin spoke on the debt limit and the infrastructure bill. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Moderate and progressive Democrats duke it out over Hyde Amendment

A new point of contention has surfaced for the already divided Democrat Party in the debate over the $3.5 trillion spending plan, that being the Hyde Amendment. Joe Biden took a weak stance on whether abortions should be federally funded on Tuesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on October 05, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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SCOTUS hears arguments from Tenn. v. Miss. water dispute

A dispute between Mississippi and Tennessee has resurrected as the Supreme Court went back into session for the start of a new term. The debate, which originated in 2005, resumed on Monday when Mississippi revealed they were seeking more than $600 million as they accused Tennessee for pumping excess water near the border from an aquifer shared between the state lines.

People march as they protest against NYC's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that went into effect today for public school employees on October 04, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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Hundreds protest vaccine mandate for NYC teachers

Hundreds of demonstrators have taken to the streets of New York City to protest the new vaccine mandate for teachers. The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all New York City teachers and staff went into effect on Monday.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

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Justice Sotomayor blocks NYC teacher vaccine mandate appeal

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied a request by New York City teachers to stop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for their profession. The Obama appointee blocked the request made public school educators on Friday.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 02: An empty classroom at Yung Wing School P.S. 124 shows that a teacher has prepared for the start of the school year on September 02, 2021 in New York City. All NYC public school students will return to in-person classes this month for the 2021-2022 school year, except for when COVID-positive kids must quarantine at home. Surveillance testing will be conducted every other week in each school building and will randomly test 10 percent of all students whose parents have consented. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Group of NYC teachers file emergency request with U.S. Supreme Court to block vaccine mandate

A group of New York City teachers filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court in a legal bid to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public educators. Attorneys for the group filed an emergency lawsuit on Thursday asking the court to issue an injunction to stop the mandate from taking effect on Monday.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on voting rights on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP)

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SCOTUS to hear Sen. Cruz challenge to campaign finance law

The Supreme Court agreed to review a legal challenge on campaign finance rules brought on by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). According to reports, federal election law set a $250,000 cap on campaign committee’s ability to repay personal loans made by a candidate following an election.

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